Arm rest or support.



' F. W. PAGE.

ARM REST 0B. SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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I T UNITED STATES PAZEENTWQFFICE.

FRANK risen; OF'WISDOM, MONTAN A assIGNoiv on otinsrratr T is-Brion A.

RISLEY, or WISDOM, MONTANA.

ARM BEST 03 SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent. t t J l 14 9 .1

Application filed April 26, 1913; Serial No. 763,837.

To all whom, it may concern :v

Be it known thatI, FRANK PAGE, a

citizen. oftheUnited States, residing at 'VVisdom,-inthe county of Beaverhead and State of Montana, have'in'vented certain new and useful Improvementsin Arm Rests o r Supports, of which the following 18 a specification- I My invention relates to a supportv or rest forthearm adapted for attachment to the bodyan'd designed to enable a firearm, telescope, spy-glass, or other object to be held steady.

One of ,theyinventimi isto provide.

' prcvidethe arnnengag-ingparts of such construction that the same are'capable of yielding or swinging both vertically and horizon tally, to' facilitate the raising and lowering oflsuch partsi I A further ob'ect oftheinventionis to provide means "whereby the arm support ng partsr may beheld in horizontal position against accidental displacement;

Further objects of the invention are to provide a deviceof thiskind that s of sunple construction,employs; parts f ew in numher, andonekthat will prove durable in use,

and a device that may be manufactured. at a moderate cost.. I

othenaifd more'specific objects will appear hereinafter from the description following, taken 'in connection w th the accompanying drawings,. where n the preferred embodiment of the inventlon 1s shown, j

In said drawings:-Figure 1 is apersp'ective view of the improved arm rest or support constructed in accordance with my 111- vention; Fig. 2 is a perspective VIEW, illustrating fragmentarily in disassembled relation, the parts permitting vertical and horizontal movement of the arm rest member;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, illustrating specifically the connection of the support member to the supporting body "or main bar thereof; and F 4 is a detail fragmentary view,. illustratinga modified form of means to permit vertical and horizontal movement of the arm rest member.

Throughout the drawings, like reference characters designate like or'similar parts.

1 Referring specifically to the drawings, a supporting body is provided and may c0nsist essentially .of a vertical bar or arm 1 having attached thereto a plurality of curved flexible metallic bands 2. These bands may be attached to the arm 1 in any suitable manner, 'and as shown,.the; lower one is riveted to the bar at, 3, andthe upper one attached by means ofa bolts having tl' eron a nut Each band a-tthe ends thereof is provided with anjopeningftl by which are fastened to the bands fastening members, such as straps T which are designed in connection with the bands to-surround and embrace the body of thewearer,

It will be noted that the bolt. Kl passes through the. lower portion of, a suppiort arm or member 8,. located: intermediate the.- bar 1 and upper band 2. The said support memher for the majorpa'rt thereof extends outwardly away from the bar 1 or is;,.n ounted at an angle thereto, and at its. upper end provided with. a plurality of spaced-apart lugs or abutment members .-9, which. define between theni a recess or, portion lying bea fastened, as by meansofj a rivet 12, av

shaped spring or yielding arm-engaging clip orclasp 13. Thisarm, when in horizontal position, is supported in the recess defined by the abutments 9, and when in lowered or folded position, is used as shown a by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the means shown for permitting the vertical and horizontal pivotal movement of the arm rest member is as follows :Arm 1 at its upper extremity terminates in a pin or pivot member 14, on which is pivoted a plate 15 having thereon a pin or pivot member 16 to which the arm rest member 11 is pivoted. The pivotal connection afforded by the pin 14 and plate 15 permits swinging of the arm rest in a horizontal plane, and the pivotal connection afforded by the pin 16 and arm rest 11 permits swinging movement of the armrest in a vertical plane. As is obvious, the pins ll: and 16 may be securely fastened respectively to the plate 15 and arm rest member 11, but preferably are upset beyond said parts.

In use, the supporting body is fastened to the body of the wearer, as by means of the straps 7; The correct vertical adjustment of the support member 8 may be then or previously had by loosening nut 5 and mov ing bolt 4 vertically in elongated slot 10, and thereafter tightening said nut 55. The arm of the wearer is inserted into the clip 13, and thereafter when the arm is moved the arm rest 11 moves therewith. When the arm has moved to horizontal position so as to support the object in use, therest member 11 is supported by the support member 8 in the recess intermediate the abutments 9. When it is desired to lower the arm or move it from said position, the

same is first slightly raised, which accord.

ingly raises the arm rest member 11, and thereupon moved horizontally from pivot 14: beyond the adjacent vertical edgeof the support member 8 and lowered to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. In

again raising the arm, it is clear that the same is first moved vertically on pivot 16 to position above the abutments 9 and then shifted horizontally on pivot 14 and lowered. into the recess intermediate the abutments or lugs 9.

A modified form of means for effecting the vertical and horizontal movement of the arm rest member, is shown in F ig. 4. In this figure, the equivalent of the bar 1 and arm rest member 11 are respectively designated 17 and 18. Arm rest member 18 at one end thereof is provided with a ball 19:

which is loosely and pivotally mounted in a socket 20 supported at the upper end of bar 17. It is obvious that this construction will permit vertical movement of the arm rest member 18 and also horizontal movement thereof.

Changes in the details of construction of the device shown herein may of course be made, and such changes as fall within the scone of the appended claims are reserved.

Having thus described mv said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, a supporting body, an arm rest member pivoted thereto, a support member engaged by said arm rest member, and means to adjust said support member relatively to said rest member.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting body member, a support member, one of said members provided with an elongated slot, a fastening member projecting from the other member and passing through said slot adjustably securing said support, and an arm rest member pivotally mounted on said supporting body engaging said support member.

3. In a device of the class described, a supporting body having an arm, a horizontally and vertically movable arm rest member mounted on said arm, an upwardly extending support member adjustably mounted on said arm engaged by said rest member, said supporting member provided with a recess at its top end for the purpose specified.

4. In a device of the character described, a supporting body having an arm, a pivot pin formed upon the upper end of said arm, a plate pivotally mounted on said pin, a pin extending from the outer edge of said plate, an arm-rest member pivoted to said last-mentioned pin, and a supporting arm for said arm-rest member carried by said arm.

5. In a device of the class described, a bar element, bands fastened to said bar, flexible attaching members fastened tosaid bands, a support element, each of said elements pro vided with a slot, one of said slots being elongated, a bolt passing through said slots, a not on said bolt, abutment means on said support member, an arm rest member engaging said support member adjacent said abutment means pivoted to said bar to swing vertically and horizontally, and arm clasp means on said arm rest member.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v FRANK W. PAGE.

Witnesses: C. W. FRANoIs,

FRED I-IOLMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington. D. 0. 

